… Climate | Energy Further development of the EU ETS for aviation against the background of the introduction of a global market-based … aviation (CORSIA). The aim of the research project is to investigate the reciprocal effects between these two market-based instruments. In particular, several options … targets for 2030 is quantified. Furthermore, the MRV cycles of both instruments and their differences are presented, the effect of a changed threshold value for …

… Climate | Energy CO2 Emission Factors for Fossil Fuels Update 2022 Germany is obligated to report its national emissions of greenhouse gases, annually, to the European Union and the United Nations. Over 80 % of the greenhouse-gas emissions reported by … To calculate carbon dioxide emissions, one needs both the relevant activity data and suitable emission factors, with the latter depending on the applicable fuel …

… Climate | Energy Updating the Emission Factors for Large Combustion Plants Due to various international agreements, Germany is … Emission inventories are calculated using the fuel inputs known from the statistics and the associated fuel-specific emission factors. For large combustion plants comprehensive data on air pollutants are available on the basis of numerous measurements. These …

… Climate | Energy Coal-fired power generation and climate protection until 2030 Discussion contribution of the German Environment Agency for achieving the climate targets in Germany With this position paper, the UBA proposes strategic measures and …

… Transport Test scenarios for the determination of sound emissions from road, rail, industry and the calculation of the propagation of sound (BUB), the calculation of … Noise Assessment Methods in Europe) with the participation of the Member States. A quality assurance of noise calculations in accordance with DIN 45687 is mandatory. …

… Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption Indicators for the promotion of sustainable development in carbon market mechanisms This report assesses options for the effective implementation of sustainable development impact assessment, in the … it is necessary to measure this effect. The results of the project show how and which indicators at project level can be used in a targeted manner for …

… Climate | Energy, Water Environmental Impacts of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems for Reduction of SOx on Ships – Analysis of status quo Report compiled within the … aromatic hydrocarbons, oil residues and nitrate in relevant concentrations. Ecotoxicological analyses demonstrated toxicity effects and that the single-pollutant approach alone is not sufficient for the …

… Climate | Energy, Agriculture Report on typical GHG emission values for the cultivation of agricultural raw materials for NUTS 2 regions or a more … for the cultivation of agricultural raw materials for NUTS 2 regions in Germany and presents the results. The calculations for eleven energy crops are based on updated input variables consisting of standardized factors and comprehensive data sources such as yields, fertilizer consumption and diesel consumption. …

… Soil | Land, Agriculture Evaluation of the risk for soil organisms under real conditions Development of a national position for … Plant protection products (PPP) can only be authorized if they have no unacceptable effects on the environment. Aim of the project was to investigate whether the … relationship between the preferred soil layer, the distribution of PPP and the ecotoxicological effects were studied in Terrestrial Model Ecosystems (TME). The …

… | Consumption, Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Potentials for Offset Approaches in Selected Sectors post 2020 The report develops an … sectors that warrant offsets as cost-containment measures for ambitious climate targets due to emissions that are difficult to reduce; and (2) identify which emissions reductions would otherwise be unachievable, promote …

… Climate | Energy, Economy | Consumption Wechselwirkungen zwischen dem EU-Emissionshandelssystem und Energie- und CO₂-Steuern sowie Begleitforschung zur Weiterentwicklung dieser Instrumente Im Rahmen der Umsetzung des …

… Sustainability | Strategies | International matters Langfristszenarien und Potenziale zur Ressourceneffizienz in Deutschland im globalen Kontext – quantitative Abschätzungen mit dem Modell GINFORS Im Projekt SimRess wurden die potentiellen Auswirkungen zukünftiger …